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		</div><p>Barack Obama is looking to nominate a Supreme Court candidate who has enjoyed past Republican support, Vice President Joe Biden has said.</p>
<p>The comments offer some of the first indications of the president&#8217;s criteria in replacing the late Justice Antonin Scalia.</p>
<p>In a radio interview on Thursday, Mr Biden pushed back against Republicans who insist Mr Obama leaves the decision to the next president.</p>
<p>The US Constitution provides that any nominee put forth by the president for the country&#8217;s highest court must be confirmed by the Senate, where Republicans currently have a 54-46 majority.</p>
<p>Mr Biden told Minnesota Public Radio: &#8220;In order to get this done, the president is not going to be able to go out &#8211; nor would it be his instinct, anyway &#8211; to pick the most liberal jurist in the nation and put them on the court.</p>
<p>&#8220;There are plenty of judges (who) are on high courts already who have had unanimous support of the Republicans.&#8221;</p>
<p>Mr Scalia&#8217;s replacement could tip the ideological balance of the nine-member court, which is now divided evenly between liberals and conservatives.</p>
<p>The court would be unable to issue rulings on any issue in which the justices split 4-4.</p>
<p>Mr Biden&#8217;s remarks came amid growing signs some Republicans are softening their stance about considering Mr Obama&#8217;s nominee.</p>
<p>Though Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell has said Mr Obama should not even nominate a candidate, Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska said his nominee should get a hearing, and others have left that possibility open.</p>
<p>Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O&#8217;Connor became the latest voice arguing Mr Scalia&#8217;s seat should be filled quickly.</p>
<p>Ms O&#8217;Connor, a Ronald Reagan nominee who retired in 2006, told Fox 10 she disagreed with those calling to wait for the next president.</p>
<p>&#8220;I think we need somebody there now to do the job,&#8221; she said, &#8220;and let&#8217;s get on with it.&#8221;</p>
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